Encapsulation of Berberine in Nano-Sized PLGA Synthesized by Emulsification Method

Table 1

Effect of different surfactants and their Mol. Wt. on the size of PLGA nanoparticles synthesized by EDSE method using ethyl acetate as organic solvent.

S. N.	Surfactant used for PLGA synthesis	Mol. Wt.	Conc. of surfactant	Mean particle size
1	Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA)	115,000	1%	312 nm
2	PVA	9,000	1%	250 nm
3	PVA	9000	0.5%	258 nm
4	DMAB	322	1%	102 nm
5	DMAB	322	0.5%	49 nm
6	SDS	288.38	1%	214 nm